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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-28
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

A dispatch from Annapolis. Md, on
the 10Th, says: Lieutenant John W. Dan
enhower, the well known Artic explorer,
was discovered at I'D O'Clock this morning
dead IN his quarters at the naval academy,
with bullet hole in his risht temple. He
YES found lying on his rug in front Of his
fireplace with tag tied to his button-hole
saying, send to my brother at Washing
tom Although he has had mental troubles
since he returned from the Arcsic regions
what Immediately led 70 the suicide IS
Thought to have been the recent grounding
OF the Constellation on its way TO Norfolk,
which he had charge of. and for which he
had fear Of being court-martialed. Fur
thernore he was very intimate with young
Robert W. Lakewood who recently commit
ted suicide on the Carolina and whom he
saw In death. IL IS supposed that this death
suggested the mode to him. His wife, form
eriy Miss Sloan, OF New York. is away with
her parents. Lieut.. Danenhowerl leaves two
children. be was about 3 years old and an
intelligent and polished officer.
Little Rock. Ark, Special. Apr 22-
About O'Clock this morning tornado
originating in the Indian Territory and
moving almost due east passed through the
country four mJes north and along the line
Of the Little Rock a Fl. Smith railroad. IL
was between quarter and a half mile wide
and near Ozark, Franklin county, began
AAftAAA- EsAEiAA AaA4AdEsE 10 trees HOUSES anu
fences Farther east, near Coal Hill and
GAINESVILLE Johnson county, the damage
was very serious. and many persons were
injured. Four miles from GAINESVILLE, this
afternoon. j. Turner. John Reeds child,
q. r. ROwley's daughter, and a child of
Mr. Petty were killed. A man named
Phillips near Ozark. was seriously injured
I by falling timbers. The loss to the farmers
on buildings. fences. stock and growing
crops is very heavy, but it cannot now be
estimated
Speaker Sayre, of the Indiana
/ legislature is given as authority for the
statement that an extra session of the
/ legislature will be called within a short
time The basis of agreement between
I the parties is that Robertson shall withdraw
+ his suit for damages growing out of the in
I junction proceedings, and the Democrats
L VIII recognize his right To preside over the
/ Senate. Five Democratic members of the
] general assembly have resigned since the
I re- alar session and elections viii he
/ ordered at once, the Republicans agreeing
I uot 10 make any contests IN the districts ia
( order that the political status of the
+ legislature may not be changed. The
/ pressing need of financial legislation
/ brought the agreement about, which, the
/ speaker thinks, viii tie carried into effect al
/ once.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-28

high license bill, chiefly on the ground that
it was applicable only to New York
and Brooklyn, new bill
has been introduced in the New
York legislature Of general scope. 1t di-
vidrs all saloons into two classes, the first
class COMPRISING places where all kinds of
LIQUOR are sold aud the second where malt
liquors. wines and cider only are sold. The
rates established are New York and Brook
ivu. first class, $50: second class, $50.
Buffalo, first-clGss. 800: second class SO.
Ar other portions Of the state, first-clsss,
Sl5s. second class, so.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-28
DC of the eirests Of the MO sac

commerce law is Lake Shore order, re-
Gently promulgated, directing conductors
not 10 honor Lake Shore certificates of
stock for a passage on the annual election
MAY l. From time lmmemgrial Lake
Shore stockholders have enjoyed the
special privilege Of travelling free upon
that daT. and from ll0 to 700 of them have
usually taken advantage of the opportunity.
The interstate law as interpreted, how
ever. Is no respecter of persons, and this
year at least they must forego their free
transportation.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
How Grant Gained q Victory

1t being the fashion nowadays to re-.
late incidents Of our great war. ven.
ture to repeat one told by Colonel II -,
an officer as remarkable for the fertility
Of Ills, Imagination as for his great
military sagaclty. He usually Intro.
duced his story to any group of genue.
men whom he sought to interest. by
the query, "Dli you ever. know wha,
was the turning point at the battle ol
-----2'' On receiving negative reply
he would explain, as follows: ''rsighl
in the middle Of that battle General
Grant came riding up to me on thu
field, looking moro perplexed than
had ever, seen him appear to be before.
oh, Charley said he to me, what
shall I dop The day is going against
me; all Is lost. What shall dop'
/ looked at him q moment. 'Why. Lis,
said I, don't you knowp' He declared
he didn't. I amiied. oh, Charley,
said he, help me out OF thisI' Then
told him to move up his centre, deploJ
with his. right, AMI strike the enem!
hard on his left wing. Lis did 1t an,
the battle was won."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
THE oHAzY RosrANorFs ran
Tho Mental Disease Wh.ch AMI cts
/ tho Russian Imperial Family. a

In the recently published memoirs Of
Count Vitzthum, Of Eokstadt, proofs
are given of the hereditary character OF
the ~ ntal disease which afflicted the
family OF Russia. All the soma
bf Car Paul !, like that unhappy mon
arch himself, who was murdered in
1901. became subject to fits Of insanity.
Paul Ihad four sons ---Czar Alexander
l,the Grand Duse Constantine, Czar
Nicholas and the Grand Duke
Michael. Every, one OF them after, his
10th year exhibited undoubted signs OF
mental arrangement This was not
fully dlscoveredIn the case Of Nicholas
I until after the .czar's death.
: An English physician, however, the
count COZ says, noticed the appearance of
the hereditary disease in the czar as
earlylas July, 1888. and he then predict
cd that the monarch had not moro than
two years OF life before him. This lie
stated In letter to Lord Palmerston.
The Emperor Nicholas died in March.
1865. about four months earlier than
the date predicted. The count appears
to have no doubt that the Crirneap
war, so far as 1t depended on Nicholas,
Was tho rash act Of q ruler "whose
mental equipoise was disturbed - None
OF the four sons OF Paul I, lived to be61
years of age, and every one of them
suffered from congestion Of the brain
after reaching his 45th year. Alexander
died at 49. q miserable man, moody
and despondent. as Prince Metternich
has painted him. ''tIred of existence -
q His brother, the Grand Duke Con-
istantine, though not manifestly insane,
gave frequent signs Of mental distur-
'bance, Of which he was, hlmself so
plainly conscious that he did not think
himself ut to bs trusted with the reins
of government. His conduct in the
year 1880, at the outbreak OF the $reyo,
luton in Warsaw, will remain to, prove
his mental unsoundness. He had to be
intrusted to the care Of his WIFE, tie
Princess Lowlcz ,AShOswas cautioned lii
in the same way as is q physician In
charge Of q patient having t1termlttent,
llts Of Insanity. Hedled In his 81 year
from from congestion OF the 3braIn. The
Grand Duke Michael was killed by a
fall from his horse at tho aea. .nfs4s.
some years before MS death he Nhad ex-
hibited signs of undoubted mental dis.
case, and his physicians declared that
he was Oh the road to certain insanity.
The events Of 1883 were not CAL
culated to allay the hereditary DISPOSE
tlons OF the imperial family Of lIsussta,,
but to excite and; intensity them. There
IS something terrible. In the contrast
between the outward position OF tic
Car Niclolas, upon the bent Of whose
Will the fate or 80 many millions; iii
Europe was depending, and the all eyed
diseased inward condition OF his mind.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
Spirits OF tho Water

The Russians believe that the Rusal-
kas, or water spirits, are' beautltuI
imaidens who allure passers.by, and if,
they catch them tickle them to DEATH in'
their crystal halls below the waves.
During one week in the year they come
to men for clothes, and rags and threads
are accordingly hung Oh the trees for
their benefit. During that week, for
fear Of offending the 'Rusalkas' and & be-
Ing punished by The loss Of poultry or
CATTLE. no one must work or. ssw or
wash linen. When girls arc drowned
tl,ey become Rusalkas and the wives OF
the Watery Vodyany, and when snow
melCs into foods, or mill dams are car.
ried away by swollen torrents, men
know that Is due to the matrimonial
revelry that always attends the celebra
ton Of marriage between 4 mortal and
u spirit Of the waters. a M
This idea Of possible relations between
water spirits and human bs!ngs seelns
u very obvious coro!lary OK the llea of
humanlike beings resident In il. water,
Tho idea of their marrying mortals is
atleast as reasonable as the idea Of
their drowning them or tickling them
to death. And with the idea Of such
marriage 1t would be natassl to connect
the idea Of some benefit to accrue there
from to the water spirit. as we'll as Of
curious conditions involved IN the mar.
rlage contract. Thus would arise such.
stories as those Of Undine or Melusina
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
Returning a Favor.

A tinker was travelling In q country
town and, having travelled many miles
without finding anything to dohe stop
ped weary and hungry at tavern.
Here he got into conversation with u
glazicr, to whom he related his troubles,
The latter sympathized with him deep
ly, and, telling him he should have a
job before long, advised him to go to-
his dinner and eat heartily. The tinker
took his advice, ate heartily, and. when
he returned to the bar-roon, he was
overjoyed to hear that the landlord re.
quired hisservlces to mend lot Of pans,
and kettles which had suddenly ''sprung
a Leak" The tinker was ct once set to
work, accomplished the task, received q
liberal sum in payment, end started on
his way rejoicing, Upon reaching the
outslde Of the house, he found the
glazler, who said, "Well, you see Itold
you the truth. I procured you o JOB;
and how do you think ! accomplished
ltp'' II am sure cannot tell,'' replied
the tinker. ~ will tell you,'' retoined
the glazier. You told me you were
weary, hungry and dinnerless. Iknew
the landlord was we'll of, and doing q
good business, and 80 watched the
opportunity, and started q leak in every
utensil could got hold of,''R The tins
ker, with many thanks. ana "a heart
full Of gratitude, resumed Ills journey.
But ho had not proceeded many yards
before he reached the Village church,
when brilliant idea struck him; the
glazier had befrlended him; he would
befricnd the glaz.er. The church, lie
thought, could afford to bear slight
loss In good cause; 80, taking up a
position where he could not ba seen, he
rlddled most Of the windows In tile
ediflce with stones, and then highly
elated with his exploit, he retraced his
steps to notify the glazler he would
speedily have a very Important Job.
"Glazier." said lie, 81 am happy to In.
form you that fortune has enabled me
to return the kindness I received from
you an hour since" "How s ,2n asked
the glazler, pleasantly. " have broken
nearly'al the windows. In the church, y
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
An Automatic Chewing Gum store.

: a man whose business Is that OF sell.
ing chewing. gum Informed me that
about forty tons Of this delectable COM
pound are !, sold annually In Boston
alone. The company that he repre-.
sents has invested over $4,000 in
boxes which are ingeniously construc-
ted to deliver i've good, liberal .'chews''
to the customer who deposltsa 'nickel,
In the top OF 1.-The box. These boxes are
distributed free Of charge all over the
city and country and 1t requires q
small army or men to collect the coins
and refill tho boxes with chewing gum.
| inquired If unscrupulous persons
did not occasionally deposit articles
other than the coin Of the realm. IN
order to obtain the gum result. and lie
replied that old knife blades. buttons,
bits OF lion and lead and other debris
were often found III the boxes, but they
hardly ever responded unless they
heard the ring of the true metal. Tile
lion.chewing public havo very little
idea Of the extent to which, this inno.
cent habit of exciting the saliyary
glands is practlced. Perhaps It serves
ITS purpose in allaying the craving for
nervous excitement 80 COMMON to the
American people, and IL. as / an In
formed Is the case, 1t often cures the
inveterate tobacco chewer of Ills dis
gusting habit, twill prove a blessing,
aud ITS use might be encouraged by
legislative enactmsnts. Who. knows.
as the agent aforesaid exclaimed, what
diminutlon of crime. What purity In
politics and what cleaning up Of the.
moral atmosphere might not result
from a liberal supply Of gum gratuit.
ously furnished in cerGsin quarters !?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
"a Persian House orPrsyor

2 a good Persian mosque appears like
vast edillce Of blue and white porce-
laln.s. Sometimes 1t ls,sof light blue,
sometimes, q deep lndigoT The taste ot
these decorations 1 as undeniable. In.
scripflons and texts, the letters OF
which are three, four, and even six feet
long. and may be read for miles, are
not uncommon. But few years ago
mosques and shrines were frequently
despoiled OF their choicest treasures =
magnificent tiles covered with inscrip-
tlons In high relief. In blue, white and
gold, the letters Of which were fire.
quently decorated with that peculiar
glaze (noW Q lost art III Persia), which
u made tile inscriptions give forth me-
tallic iuster,i anu caused them, when
the sun y rays fell upon them, to re.
semble masses of FURNISHED gold. II
the exteriors Of these mosques are mag
nlbcieegnt, still. more beautiful are the
Interiors; the walls, the arches, tile
columns, the floors and the. vast domes
are covered with exqu,sltely, executed
tileWork., !. .,ft z. .5 },> ts " az I Z
"a a rgers ian mosque ls q place for prayer
and meditation. a place for GOODNESS
and shede.a place where the heads of
religion may address tue multitude a
place from which noise and converse.
tlon are banished, and also q place
where at night the houseless poor may
always fnd shelter and, at times, even
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
Dining on q Picture.

The early days OF Jules Bastlen's, ca,
reer we're a time Of struggle and pov-
erty, lie was glad to draw designs for
q fashion Journal. and once he went
down to Damylllers and painted forty
portraits OF the villagers. The cost Of
living, small as his expenses were, was
a serious matter. Tor the rent OF his
little attic studio ho paid fifty dollars a
year. He breakrasted upon three sous
worth of bread and two Of coffee, with
milk. For dinner, at a franc and a half,
about, ,twenty.seven cents, he went to
the restaurant of Mademolselle Anna,
Rue Saint-B -Benoit. @ ts# .#
In those early days he painted pic
rture Of q peasant girl walking in for
est, in spring, entrapped by Loves who
we're casting their nets before her feet.
This picture was accepted at the Salon
In 1878, through the influence Of Caba-
neB but 1t was not sold., 1t was the
first painting that Jules Bastlen exhibit
Ell, and its fate was q curious one.
Kind.hearted Mademoiselle Anna
,understood the needy state Of the young
artists who visited her restaurant, and
Bastlen was her favorite. When he
lacked the franc and q half for dinner,
she cheerfully gave him credit. and
finally she accepted this picture in pay.
ment for years dinners. Afterward,
when the name Of the artist became
famous, she; was offered four times the
amount Of her bill for the painting, but
she refused to part with It. and kept
the first work OF her protege until hsr
death. 5si,8 ,&sEgt .t@GaE -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
"To Eat, or Not to Eat"

Too much cannot be said in these
days upon the propriety OF easy manners
at the table. 1t has long been an estab,
lished law Of etiquette for the host to
display the utmost composure in the
presence Of his guest. and the most i'm.
p0rtant rule in this respect is "Never
make an apology" Sss
When tho Duke Of Wellington was
at Paris as commander OF the allied
armies, ile was invited to dine with
CAMBACEDEs. one Of the most dIstin.
gnished statesmen and yoarnands of
the time Of NAPOLEON. .s..s
III the course OF tile dinner his host
having helped him to some particularly
recherche dish, expressed tn, hope that
4 hc found 1t agreeable. Very good,n
said the hero Of Waterloo, who was pro.
badly speoulating upon what he would
have done if BLUcuER had not come
ups: Every good, but really do not
care what eat" Good G0dln ex-
claimed CAMBAcEREs as lie started
back and dropped his fork, frightened
from his proprlety, e'Don't care what
you eatl What did you come here fol
thenpn
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
An Art Master.

He gathered cherry stones, and carved
quantity
Into fine s-mblances of files and flowers:
with subtle skill he even imaged family
Tho forms of tiny maids md ivied towers
His little blocks he loved to file and polish;
And anpler means he asked not, but
iF despised;
All art but cherry stones he would abolish,
For then his genius would DO rightly
prizca
For such rude hands as dealt with wrongs
and passions,
And throbbings hearts, he had q plying
smiles {,
Serene bis way through%surglpg years and
fashion
While heaven gave him his cherry stones
and file
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
AsDIuad dDnlss s1UslEuni.
The Many Triclss lsesorted ito for
rs Cheating Custom Ofiicers.

81. g,ISS (,
AZ Scotland Yard there Is an almost
unknown museum full Of the significant
and sometimes ghastly objects which
have aided in the commission Of great
crime. # Probably the police OF most
great capitals hay6'm ade similar collec.
lions. gAt the Ci1st0in-h house there is
believed TO be room in which are kept
selection OF the most curious aids to
muggl1ing---hol olloW y silesses boxes with
iallse pottomfs. ana Tue ike-r-Whieh have
Deen solzed N the possession q or persons
o. unoouDted ingenuity but OF shaky
honesty. IN Parls there Is Q similar
pt1 proDaDiy n mucht more interesting
museum; since the sexlstence OF Sae
ootioi tglsss ~ nicn p ttsfs,levleu upon q
stea1 YatleSysol aftleles INDUCES q good
many people Wao IN 9other REGARDS are
plopap.y nonesS enough 70 endeaVor 10
ia.l tue revenue. ftere afe kept
~ " tne ,st ctssysE s0sVlceS
- ptoAe'slola " SNUG g'seHrs ~
.I.s. mn a,e W. iion sihie 70 WHY psen
~ en, 20 Wy " ao yue
49, uouoss Wy ~ 9 i0uo .uo -,
and ~ so,sn ~ 49,, o.a o ossos
s,,ao,oat 49,. =: - :. : - {
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
N Rcfor,ned isarber's BAD Break.

They tell this story about the Rev.
Mr.. Manton. who was q barber before
lo was u preacher. One of his first cleri.
cal acts was the baptism Of a child
Wettlng his hand In the water. bowl lie
laid 1t on tile child's head, and then,
his mind reyerting to his old calling, lie
began rubbing the head vigorously and,
turning to the astonished mother, said
"ShampooP"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10

In2all negotiations of dinculty, a man
may not look to SOW and reap at once,
but must prepare business, and 80 ripen
1t by degrees.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10

Men who have company must have
money. NJ "a s,s,f s s q
Life Is q short day, but 1t is a woik.
ing day. . ss ~ s'2
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-24

shares. One thing about Jerry, he always
gets what belongs to him. He'll have his
own way every time. What does he call
his own? Well, that depends. He's a
dandy on sizing q man up, and when ne
takes q passenger he just makes up
his mind how much he's going TO get out
of him, and he gets it. Jerry is very
| strong man in the arms, and when he takes
hold he can down most any body, l don't
care how big the man is OF late years
~.Jerry's ewes have been bad, and he has a
man with him on the box to drive. If a
passenger refuses to pay or kicks about the
charge Jerry and his partner usually man
aye TO get what's due EN-. | never heard
Of his going through any body or doing any
thing yery crooked, but he's done lots of
time for licking his passengers, and went
to the Island once for humping a big
policeman. You don't see Jerry the
Lug around except after midnight. He
keeps under cover in the day time, and l
guess he don't know how New York looks
by sunlight. Very few night hawks care
to show up during the day. Their rigs look
well enough in the dark when you can't
hardly see 'eul, but nobody would hire one
of their outfits i'll broad daylight. Some of
them own their rigs, but most of them hire
from fellers who keep small stables and
make a business OF letting o. cabs for
about So. 80 a night. The bucker usually
counts upon getting the price OF the rig out
OF the first passenger, and all ne gets after
that is a profit. So a man wants to look
ont and not be the first fare in a night cab.
Some buckers have a pal who pretends
to be a passenger, and gets in with a real
passenger that's pretty full. If the passen-
ger loses anything on the trip, of course it
was the stranger went through him, and
he's got out and skipped. The cabman is
sorry, and wishes he knew the other chap,
but he s'posed he was the passengers
friend. They can't play that on New York.
ers much though. It's countrymen and
fellers from Hoboken that gets into them
snaps. The New Yorker who's been round
don't hire buckers very often, but when he
does he makes a bargain at the start and
looks ut the number.
Here's one of my regulars just coming
out of the saloon. He's been there all the
evening, treating his friends and telling
stories, lust as he has done every other
night for years, and he's full as q boiled
owl. If his hat is jammed down III his
forehead he's ready TO go home; but if it
isn't, he's only out for some fresh air.
Yes, his hat is down tight, and he will
stand on the corner and make III he's
waiting for Il horse car. I'll tackle him.
"'Cab, sir?'
"'No. Get OUT
Take you down cheap, sir
"'Horse car's--hic-. cheap 'nough frme.'
Gears have stopped running, sir
eco to tn devil y
"'All right, sir. Take You along with
me-
Here, you! Give tiit-hic-cents.'
"'Yes, sir; jump in, know where you
live
"'Do, eh? Fifty cents, un'stand? Just
a Golf half; not mother dam cent
Yes, sir; that's right
"'No fight when We get-hic-home?'
"'No, sir. Half a dollar pays for every
thing
Then I'll 90 You. But see here,
driver. Don't want to fight you when We
get there. Hate to lick cabmen every
night"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-24
Seth Green Tells How to Catch Fish.


I'm the first place, when | go fishing, i
20 fishing. IdOn't hear the babble of the
brook. | don't see the tluttering bird, nor
the silvery leaves, nor the beautiful sky.
Neither do / fish anybody else's line. fish
my own, and | don't watch my compan-
ion, il | have one, TO see when he gets a
bite. | don't care whether he gets % bite
or not. | am attending to my W bust
ness, and looking for a good place to east.
| am looking for the tly that Is on the water
and to see il there is rise. II | see one,
no matter if il is 10 rods away, / mark
the place and make for it. | don't run,
but 20 quietly along, and keep fishing, and
when / get within casting distance | drop
my fly q little short, and if | don't get a
rise, the next cast is made exactly on the
spot on which the fly lit. My fly does not
20 with a thud AS though | wanted TO hit
the bulls eye, but il touches the water rs
lightly rs q fond mothers hand touches
the brow OF a lovely, coaNing child that
she loves better than | eau find words to
express. | am just AZ sure OF q rise, too,
as the fond mother is that the child will
roll its loving eyes up to her face with
an expression that says to her, Il am
yours feel when my fly dropsso gently
on the water that it does not max a ripple
that the fish is mine. That is the secret
of tishing.n